Leo Dahlgren
Helping European SME importers source from China without the compliance headaches.
I founded SinoSource around a recurring sourcing problem: a supplier can look convincing while the legal identity, production role, product evidence, EU obligations, true landed cost, and next verification step remain disconnected. SinoSource turns those separate questions into one buyer-specific decision record.
SinoSource exists to compress that learning curve. We produce buyer-specific supplier decision reports for categories such as Home Goods, Kitchenware, Pet Products and Electronics. Each report compares real candidates, exposes evidence gaps, screens relevant EU-risk and Safety Gate signals, and recommends what to verify next. Ongoing monitoring keeps the approved baseline current.
What I write about
The articles on this blog focus on three areas where European SME importers consistently lose money or compliance ground:
- EU compliance regulations. What is actually in force, what is coming, and what most importers are still getting wrong 18 months into GPSR enforcement.
- Supplier intelligence. The signals, pricing patterns, certification mismatches, factory video reluctance, that predict expensive supplier failures before they happen.
- The China sourcing calendar. CNY shutdowns, Canton Fair blackout weeks, Golden Week logistics chaos, and the November quality-risk window.
How the research is produced
Public guides begin with official and primary sources wherever they are available, including EUR-Lex, the European Commission, Access2Markets, Safety Gate, and China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System. Current legal or regulatory claims are dated and linked so readers can inspect the source themselves.
AI may help organise research and draft working material, but a plausible answer is not treated as evidence. Supplier names and factual claims need source links; unsupported details stay unknown; and buyer-specific reports receive human review before release. The work is decision support, not legal advice, a factory audit, or a guarantee of supplier performance.
Background
SinoSource Ltd is registered in England and Wales, and I am currently pursuing the MBA programme at Fudan University School of Management in Shanghai. The research is built for the EU import market, particularly Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Nordics, because EU product, customs, safety, and documentation requirements deserve dedicated treatment rather than generic importing advice.
Get in touch
If you have a specific sourcing question, a supplier you want vetted, or an EU compliance edge-case to discuss, the fastest way to reach me is leoyukio@getsinosource.com. For public commentary, follow me on LinkedIn.
If you want this research turned into a buyer-specific supplier decision report, with ongoing monitoring afterward, see the SinoSource plans.